A gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones.

___________________________________; A gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones.;;A full week after death, a barely recognisable body is discovered in a closet. ‘Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head’ is the initial assessment, but the victim’s relatives are adamant that this was not suicide.;;Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and Dr Temperance Brennan’s forensic expertise is required. Even for her, it is virtually impossible to determine the trajectory of the bullet.;;But just as Tempe is attempting to make sense of the evidence, an unknown man slips her a photograph of a skeleton. Could this hold the answer to the victim’s death?;___________________________________; Dr Kathy Reichs is a professional forensic anthropologist. She has worked for decades with chief medical examiners, the FBI, and even a United Nations Tribunal on Genocide.; ; However, she is best known for her internationally bestselling Temperance Brennan novels, which draw on her remarkable experience to create the most vividly authentic, true-to-life crime thrillers on the market and which are the inspiration for the hit TV series Bones.; ___________________________________; Many of the world’s greatest thriller writers are huge fans of her work-; ; ‘Kathy Reichs writes smart - no, make that brilliant - mysteries that are as realistic as nonfiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher, or Alex Cross.’ JAMES PATTERSON; ; ‘One of my favourite writers.’ KARIN SLAUGHTER; ; ‘I love Kathy Reichs? - always scary, always suspenseful, and I always learn something.’ LEE CHILD; ; ‘Nobody does forensics thrillers like Kathy Reichs. She’s the real deal.’ DAVID BALDACCI; ; ‘Each book in Kathy Reichs’s fantastic Temperance Brennan series is better than the last. They’re filled with riveting twists and turns - and no matter how many books she writes, I just can’t get enough!’ LISA SCOTTOLINE; ; ‘Nobody writes a more imaginative thriller than Kathy Reichs.’ CLIVE CUSSLER